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About the Author

Emily Swanson

Emily Swanson is a reporter at the Bronx Times and 2023 graduate of the CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Originally from Minneapolis, MN, she now lives in the South Bronx neighborhood of Port Morris. She enjoys cooking, photography and rooting for the Knicks, Timberwolves, Liberty and Yankees.

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Police & Fire

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and NYPD Commissioner Tisch announce takedown of major Bronx auto theft ring

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Community

Citymeals on Wheels volunteers fight food insecurity and social isolation among Bronx seniors

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Health

Mamdani administration’s campaign to end street harassment reaches the Bronx

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Politics

Mamdani visits Bronx Children’s Museum for national town hall on his 100 days in office

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Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Former NY-15 candidate Dalourny Nemorin on hard lessons learned as a political newcomer

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Flowers, garlands, and candles lay on the bench where 78-year old Edgar Spence was killed by a stray bullet on Thursday.
Community

‘We have to demand accountability’: Vigil held for Mitchel Houses senior killed by stray bullet

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Health

New York State Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia pushes bill to add organ donation question to electronic tax forms

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Politics

UNITE HERE Local 100 union endorses Michael Blake over Ritchie Torres for NY-15

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Housing

Rep. Maxine Waters joins Ritchie Torres for NYCHA leaders’ roundtable on tenant concerns

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Transit

MTA rolls out realistic bus driver training simulators in the Bronx

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Environment

Two Bronx districts tapped for major NYC trash bin expansion

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News

South Bronx clinic staffer deported to Venezuela after routine immigration check

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Education

Elementary school students at P.S. 100 help bring new trash cans to Soundview

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Politics

Former Wall Street executive Marty Dolan campaigns for second time to challenge AOC

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Arts & Entertainment

Director Joel Alfonso Vargas debuts Bronx-centered film, ‘Mad Bills to Pay’

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Food

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Did the Bronx’s local supermarkets and delis make the safety grade?

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  • NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal provides free sneakers for middle school students at M.S. 180
  • ‘Our voices go unheard’ Graduating seniors say they barely learned at South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts
  • Suspect in Bronx sex act in front of girlNYPD identifies Bronx creep who broke into home and committed sex act in front of 8-year-old girl
  • Tenants and members of Bronx Defenders, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), New Settlement, Bronx Leadership Organizing Center, Met Council on Housing, PSC-CUNY and NYC-DSA rally outside of Hostos Community College ahead of the Bronx Rent Guidelines Board meeting. ‘The Bronx is not for sale’ Rent-stabilized tenants demand rent freeze at Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing

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